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SBCLTER: Reef: Net primary production, growth and standing crop of Macrocystis pyrifera in Southern California

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-sbc.21.14
Title:	SBCLTER: Reef: Net primary production, growth and standing crop of Macrocystis pyrifera in Southern California
Alternate Identifier:	knb-lter-sbc.21
Abstract:	These data are a time series of net primary production (NPP), growth and standing crop for the giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, that is appropriate for examining seasonal and inter-annual patterns across multiple sites. The standing crop and loss rates of M. pyrifera are measured monthly in permanent plots at three sites in the Santa Barbara Channel, USA. Collection of these data began in May 2002 and is ongoing. Seasonal estimates of NPP and growth rate are made by combining the field data with a model of kelp dynamics. The dataset includes plant density in each plot and censuses of fronds on tagged plants at each site. NPP, mass specific growth rate and standing crop are presented in four metrics (wet mass, dry mass, carbon mass and nitrogen mass) to facilitate comparisons with previous studies of M. pyrifera and with NPP measured in other ecosystems. A subset of these data covering the time period 2002-05-01 to 2007-12-31 were contributed to Ecological Archives as Data Paper E089-119-D1 in 2008 (citation:Andrew Rassweiler, Katie K. Arkema, Daniel C. Reed, Richard C. Zimmerman, and Mark A. Brzezinski. 2008. Net primary production, growth, and standing crop of Macrocystis pyrifera in southern California. Ecology 89:2068).
Short Name:	Reef kelp NPP
Publication Date:	2013-07-21
Language:	english

Time Period

Begin:

2002

End:

2012

People and Organizations
Contact:	Information Manager (LTER Network Office) [ email ]
Contact:	Information Manager, Santa Barbara Coastal LTER [ email ]
Organization:	Santa Barbara Coastal LTER
Creator:	Rassweiler, Andrew R
Creator:	Arkema, Katie
Creator:	Reed, Daniel C
Creator:	Zimmerman, Richard C
Creator:	Brzezinski, Mark Allen

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	M.pyrifera NPP and growth with SE
Description:	Macrocystis pyrifera net primary production and growth
Data Table Name:	M. pyrifera standing crop, plant density, and loss rates with SE
Description:	Macrocystis pyrifera standing crop, plant density and loss rates
Data Table Name:	M. pyrifera frond census, marked plants
Description:	Census of fronds on marked plants

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-d.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sbc/21/14/93d3c16363869ec959e721f0d8e8bf67
Name:	M.pyrifera NPP and growth with SE
Description:	Macrocystis pyrifera net primary production and growth
Number of Records:	126
Number of Columns:	19

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NPP Wet

NPP Dry

NPP Carbon

NPP Nitrogen

Growth rate, wet

Growth rate, dry

Growth rate, carbon

Growth rate, nitrogen

Std error, NPP wet

Ste error, NPP dry

Std error, NPP carbon

St error, NPP nitrogen

Std error, growth rate wet

Std error, growth rate dry

Std error, growth rate carbon

Std error, growth rate nitrogen

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season

NPP_wet

NPP_dry

NPP_carbon

NPP_nitrogen

Growth_rate_wet

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Growth_rate_nitrogen

SE_NPP_wet

SE_NPP_dry

SE_NPP_carbon

SE_NPP_nitrogen

SE_growth_rate_wet

SE_growth_rate_dry

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code forsampling location

Year of collection

Season (winter, spring, summer and autumn as defined by the winter solstice, spring equinox, summer solstice and autumnal equinox) in which the site is sampled.

The seasonal rate of M. pyrifera biomass production in units of wet mass (kg m-2 day-1). This variable is calculated by integrating the instantaneous rate of production during each period and dividing by the number of days (as described in Section I.B Equation 2). Production for all days in each season is averaged.

The seasonal rate of M. pyrifera biomass production in units of dry mass (kg m-2 day-1). This variable is calculated by integrating the instantaneous rate of production during each period and dividing by the number of days (as described in Section I.B Equation 2). Production for all days in each season is averaged.

The seasonal rate of M. pyrifera biomass production in units of carbon mass (kg m-2 day-1). This variable is calculated by integrating the instantaneous rate of production during each period and dividing by the number of days (as described in Section I.B Equation 2). Production for all days in each season is averaged.

The seasonal rate of M. pyrifera biomass production in units of nitrogen mass (kg m-2 day-1). This variable is calculated by integrating the instantaneous rate of production during each period and dividing by the number of days (as described in Section I.B Equation 2). Production for all days in each season is averaged.

The seasonal growth rate of M. pyrifera wet mass (day-1). This variable is calculated as the growth rate necessary to explain the observed change in biomass during each period, given the initial biomass and the independently measured loss rates (see Section I.B Equation 1). Growth rates for all days in each season are averaged.

The seasonal growth rate of M. pyrifera dry mass (day-1). This variable is calculated as the growth rate necessary to explain the observed change in biomass during each period, given the initial biomass and the independently measured loss rates (see Section I.B Equation 1). Growth rates for all days in each season are averaged.

The seasonal growth rate of M. pyrifera carbon mass (day-1). This variable is calculated as the growth rate necessary to explain the observed change in biomass during each period, given the initial biomass and the independently measured loss rates (see Section I.B Equation 1). Growth rates for all days in each season are averaged.

The seasonal growth rate of M. pyrifera nitrogen mass (day-1). This variable is calculated as the growth rate necessary to explain the observed change in biomass during each period, given the initial biomass and the independently measured loss rates (see Section I.B Equation 1). Growth rates for all days in each season are averaged.

The standard error in our estimate of NPP in units of wet mass (kg m-2 d-1). This error is produced using Monte Carlo methods, as described in Section I.B Quantifying Uncertainty. It incorporates errors in estimates of biomass, plant loss rates and frond loss rates.

The standard error in our estimate of NPP in units of dry mass (kg m-2 d-1). This error is produced using Monte Carlo methods, as described in Section I.B Quantifying Uncertainty. It incorporates errors in our estimates of biomass, plant loss rates and frond loss rates.

The standard error in our estimate of NPP in units of carbon mass (kg m-2 d-1). This error is produced using Monte Carlo methods, as described in Section I.B Quantifying Uncertainty. It incorporates errors in our estimates of biomass, plant loss rates and frond loss rates.

The standard error in our estimate of NPP in units of nitrogen mass (kg m-2 d-1). This error is produced using Monte Carlo methods, as described in Section I.B Quantifying Uncertainty. It incorporates errors in our estimates of biomass, plant loss rates and frond loss rates.

The standard error in our estimate of the growth rate of wet mass (day-1). These data are produced using Monte Carlo methods, as described in Section I.B Quantifying Uncertainty. The error in our estimate of growth incorporates errors in our calculations of biomass, plant loss rates and frond loss rates.

The standard error in our estimate of the growth rate of dry mass (day-1). These data are produced using Monte Carlo methods, as described in Section I.B Quantifying Uncertainty. The error in our estimate of growth incorporates errors in our calculations of biomass, plant loss rates and frond loss rates.

The standard error in our estimate of the growth rate of carbon mass (day-1). These data are produced using Monte Carlo methods, as described in Section I.B Quantifying Uncertainty. The error in our estimate of growth incorporates errors in our calculations of biomass, plant loss rates and frond loss rates

The standard error in our estimate of the growth rate of nitrogen mass (day-1). These data are produced using Monte Carlo methods, as described in Section I.B Quantifying Uncertainty. The error in our estimate of growth incorporates errors in our calculations of biomass, plant loss rates and frond loss rates.

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Data:	https://pasta-d.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sbc/21/14/deda1113621aed5222052449ebe84fa3
Name:	M. pyrifera standing crop, plant density, and loss rates with SE
Description:	Macrocystis pyrifera standing crop, plant density and loss rates
Number of Records:	377
Number of Columns:	19

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date

Frond Density

FSC Wet

FSC Dry

FSC Carbon

FSC Nitrogen

Frond Density

Plant Density

Frond loss rate

SE FSC Wet

SE FSC Dry

SE FSC Carbon

SE FSC Nitrogen

SE Frond Density

SE Plant Density

SE Plant Loss Rate

SE Frond Loss Rate

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date

frnd_dens

FSC_wet

FSC_dry

FSC_carbon

FSC_nitrogen

Frond_density

Plant_density

Plant_loss_rate

Frond_loss_rate

SE_FSC_wet

SE_FSC_dry

SE_FSC_carbon

SE_FSC_nitrogen

SE_Frond_density

SE_Plant_density

SE_Plant_loss_rate

SE_Frond_loss_rate

Definition:

code forsampling location

Date of collection

Density of fronds of M. pyrifera

The wet mass of the foliar standing crop of M. pyrifera (kg m-2, excluding sporophylls and holdfast). These data are obtained by first calculating the wet mass of each plant, using methods detailed in Section I.B Measuring standing crop, and then dividing the total wet mass of all plants in the plot by the area of the plot. Plants without at least one frond longer than 1m are excluded.

The dry mass of the foliar standing crop of M. pyrifera (kg m-2, excluding sporophylls and holdfast). These data are obtained by first calculating the dry mass of each plant, using methods detailed in Section I.B Measuring standing crop, and then dividing the total dry mass of all plants in the plot by the area of the plot. Plants without at least one frond longer than 1m are excluded.

The carbon mass of the foliar standing crop of M. pyrifera (kg m-2, excluding sporophylls and holdfast). These data are obtained by first calculating the carbon mass of each plant, using methods detailed in Section I.B Measuring standing crop, and then dividing the total carbon mass of all plants in the plot by the area of the plot. Plants without at least one frond longer than 1m are excluded.

The nitrogen mass of the foliar standing crop of M. pyrifera (kg m-2, excluding sporophylls and holdfast). These data are obtained by first calculating the nitrogen mass of each plant, using methods detailed in Section I.B Measuring standing crop, and then dividing the total nitrogen mass of all plants in the plot by the area of the plot. Plants without at least one frond longer than 1m are excluded.

The density of M. pyrifera fronds in the plot (number m-2).

The density of M. pyrifera plants in the plot (number m-2). Only plants with at least one frond greater than 1m are counted.mv

The loss rate of M. pyrifera plants during the sampling interval (fraction of plants lost day-1). These data are based on losses of 10 to15 tagged plants, as described in Section I.B Measuring loss rate.

The average loss rate of fronds during the sampling interval (fraction of fronds lost day-1). These data are the mean loss rate of tagged fronds from 10 to15 tagged plants, as described in Section I.B Measuring loss rate. The mean is based on frond loss from plants that survive the period; losses of whole plants are accounted for in the plant loss rate.

The standard error in our estimate of foliar standing crop in units of wet mass (kg m-2). This estimate is produced using Monte Carlo methods, as described in Section I.B Quantifying Uncertainty. The error in wet mass includes two types of error. Observer error consists of errors made in the number of plants sampled and in the measurement of their size. Regression errors include variability in the allometric relationships used to calculate the size of the three plant sections, as well as uncertainty in the length:wet-mass conversion ratio

The standard error in our estimate of foliar standing crop in units of dry mass (kg m-2). This estimate is produced using Monte Carlo methods, as described in section I.B Quantifying Uncertainty. The error in dry mass includes two types of error. Observer error consists of errors made in the number of plants sampled and in the measurement of their size. Regression errors include variability in the allometric relationships used to calculate the size of the three plant sections, as well as uncertainty in the length:wet-mass and wet-mass:dry-mass conversion ratios.

The standard error in our estimate of foliar standing crop in units of carbon mass (kg m-2). This estimate is produced using Monte Carlo methods, as described in Section I.B Quantifying Uncertainty. The error in carbon mass includes two types of error. Observer error consists of errors made in the number of plants sampled and in the measurement of their size. Regression errors include variability in the allometric relationships used to calculate the size of the three plant sections, as well as uncertainty in the length:wet-mass, wet-mass:dry-mass and dry-mass:carbon-mass conversion ratios.

The standard error in our estimate of foliar standing crop in units of nitrogen mass (kg m-2). This estimate is produced using Monte Carlo methods, as described in Section I.B Quantifying Uncertainty. The error in nitrogen mass includes two types of error. Observer error consists of errors made in the number of plants sampled and in the measurement of their size. Regression errors include variability in the allometric relationships used to calculate the size of the three plant sections, as well as uncertainty in the length:wet-mass, wet-mass:dry-mass and dry-mass:nitrogen-mass conversion ratios.

The standard error in our estimate of M. pyrifera frond density (number m-2). Error in frond density reflects variation in the total number of plants sampled in a plot. This estimate is produced by comparing repeated sampling by different observers of a single plot.

The standard error in our estimate of M. pyrifera plant density (number m-2). Error in plant density reflects variation in the total number of plants sampled in a plot. This estimate is produced by comparing repeated sampling by different observers of a single plot.

The standard error in our estimate of M. pyrifera plant loss (day-1). This error is sampling error associated with calculating a mean loss rate for the entire plot based on 10 to15 tagged plants.

The standard error in the calculated rate of frond loss (day-1). This error is sampling error associated with calculating a mean loss rate for the entire plot based on 10 to15 tagged plants.

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Name:	M. pyrifera frond census, marked plants
Description:	Census of fronds on marked plants
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Plant ID

Date

Total Fronds

New Fronds

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plant_ID

date

total_fronds

new_fronds

Definition:

code forsampling location

Identifier for tagged plant

Date of collection

Total number of fronds >1 m in length on the plant. Includes both tagged fronds remaining from previous sampling and new fronds

Number of untagged fronds > 1 m in length on the plant. Assumes that these fronds were either initiated during the previous sampling interval. A value of zero means that no new fronds were counted

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)	LTER, Santa Barbara Coastal
Santa Barbara Coastal LTER Habitats	Kelp Forest, Nearshore Ocean, Reef
Santa Barbara Coastal LTER Measurement Types	Biogeochemistry, Community Structure, Ecosystem Processes
Santa Barbara Coastal LTER Places	Arroyo Burro Reef, Arroyo Quemado Reef, Mohawk Reef
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) v6.0.0.0.0	Algae, Biomass, Carbon, Dominant Species, Marine Plants
LTER Controlled Vocabulary v1	biomass, carbon, growth, long term ecological research, mass, productivity, seasonality, standing crop
LTER Controlled Vocabulary v1: Core Research Areas	Population Studies, Primary Production
NBII Biocomplexity	Fronds, Mass (property), Primary production
Ecological Archives	giant kelp, growth rate, Macrocystis pyrifera, marine algae, net primary production, standing crop

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

The analysis methods are described in the following ESA Data Paper, below. Other metadata in the Data Paper are applicable to the data tables as they were published in 2008, and may not apply to the current revision of this dataset (e.g., data table column headers). This Data Paper should be cited as: Andrew Rassweiler, Katie K. Arkema, Daniel C. Reed, Richard C. Zimmerman, and Mark A. Brzezinski. 2008. Net primary production, growth, and standing crop of Macrocystis pyrifera in southern California. Ecology 89:2068.

Protocol:

Author:	Rassweiler
Author:	Arkema
Author:	Reed
Author:	Zimmerman
Author:	Brzezinski
Title:	Net primary production, growth and standing crop of Macrocystis pyrifera in southern California

Url:	http://sbc.lternet.edu/external/Reef/Protocols/Kelp_NPP/Rassweiler_et_al_2008_NPP_Mpyrifera_E089-119.pdf

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Santa Barbara Coastal LTER

Creators:

Organization:

Santa Barbara Coastal LTER

Address:

Marine Science Institute,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA

Email Address:

sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu

Individual:

Andrew R Rassweiler

Address:

Marine Science Institute,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 US

Phone:

805-893-7823 (voice)

Email Address:

rassweil@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Individual:

Katie Arkema

Individual:

Daniel C Reed

Address:

Marine Science Institute,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 US

Phone:

805-893-8363 (voice)

Phone:

805-893-8062 (fax)

Email Address:

dan.reed@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Individual:

Richard C Zimmerman

Address:

Department of Ocean Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,

Old Dominion University,

4600 Elkhorn Ave.,

Norfolk, VA 23529 US

Phone:

757-683-5991 (voice)

Phone:

757-683-5303 (fax)

Email Address:

rzimmer197@aol.com

Individual:

Mark Allen Brzezinski

Address:

Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9620 US

Phone:

805-893-8605 (voice)

Phone:

805-893-8062 (fax)

Email Address:

brzezins@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Contacts:

Position:

Information Manager

Organization:

LTER Network Office

Address:

UNM Biology Department, MSC03-2020,

1 University of New Mexico,

Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 USA

Phone:

505 277-2535 (voice)

Phone:

505 277-2541 (fax)

Email Address:

tech-support@lternet.edu

Web Address:

http://www.lternet.edu

Position:

Information Manager, Santa Barbara Coastal LTER

Address:

Marine Science Institute,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States

Phone:

805 893 2071 (voice)

Email Address:

sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu

Web Address:

http://sbc.lternet.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period

Begin:

2002

End:

2012

Sampling Site:

Description:

ABUR: Arroyo Burro: Arroyo Burro Reef depth range from 5.4m to 7.4mThere are two permanent transects: Transect 1 and Transect 2.References on land is Goleta Pier. Transects are all 40 meters in length. Eye bolts or rebar stakes mark the following distances along each transect: 0, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40 meters. Each Bolt is marked with a yellow tape flag attached with a pink cable tie. Rebar is marked with a 10-30cm piece of yellow polyethylene tubing. Eyebolts have tubing and sometimes a small float to keep the tubing upright. Concrete 1m long parking bumpers or long epoxy coated yellow rebar stakes mark the 0m and 40m of each transect. Note that the bumpers often move during storms up to 10m away!

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-119.7445915

Latitude (degree):

34.400275

Sampling Site:

Description:

AQUE: Arroyo Quemado Reef: Arroyo Quemado Reef depth range from 5.4m to 10.7m. There are 7 permanent transects: Transect I --- Transect VII. Reference on Land is close to US101/Arroyo Quemada Ln.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-120.11905

Latitude (degree):

34.46774988

Sampling Site:

Description:

MOHK: Mohawk Reef: Mohawk Reef depth ranges from 4.5m to 6.0 m. Reference on land is Mohawk Rd / Edgewater Way.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-119.72957

Latitude (degree):

34.3940708

Taxonomic Range:

Taxonomic System:

Classification Citation:

Title:

Marine Algae of California

Author(s):

Individual:

Abbott and Hollenberg, 1976

Book:

Publisher:

Organization:

Stanford University Press

Modification:

Fucus pyriferus: Linnaeus 1771:311; Macrocystis pyrifera: (L) C. Agardh 1820: 47; Setchell and Gardner 1925:627; Smith 1944:144

ID Name:

Individual:

Andrew R Rassweiler

Address:

Marine Science Institute,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 US

Phone:

805-893-7823 (voice)

Email Address:

rassweil@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Procedures:

keys and key characteristics

General Coverage:

The giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, is a brown alga in the order Laminariales. It forms dense forests on shallow rocky reefs along the Pacific coasts of North and South America, and along the coasts of New Zealand, southern Australia, South Africa and the subantarctic islands (Wormersley 1954). M. pyrifera is the world?s largest alga. An adult individual consists of a bundle of fronds (often totaling more than 100) anchored by a common holdfast. Each frond consists of a rope-like stipe and many regularly spaced lanceolate blades, each buoyed by a small gas bladder. New fronds originate in the basal foliage just above the holdfast and grow vertically in the water column. Upon reaching the sea surface, the fronds (sometimes exceeding 30 m in length) spread out to form a dense canopy.

Classification:

Rank Name:

KINGDOM

Rank Value:

Plantae

Classification:

Rank Name:

PHYLUM

Rank Value:

Phaeophyta

Classification:

Rank Name:

CLASS

Rank Value:

Phaeophyceae

Classification:

Rank Name:

ORDER

Rank Value:

Laminariales

Classification:

Rank Name:

FAMILY

Rank Value:

Lessoniaceae

Classification:

Rank Name:

GENUS

Rank Value:

Macrocystis

Classification:

Rank Name:

genusSpecies

Rank Value:

Macrocystis pyrifera

Classification:

Rank Name:	commonName
Rank Value:	MAPY

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: M.pyrifera NPP and growth with SE

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to the data table column: Site (Site)

Sampling Site:

Description:

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-119.7445915

Latitude (degree):

34.400275

Sampling Site:

Description:

MOHK: Mohawk Reef: Mohawk Reef depth ranges from 4.5m to 6.0 m. Reference on land is Mohawk Rd / Edgewater Way.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-119.72957

Latitude (degree):

34.3940708

Sampling Site:

Description:

AQUE: Arroyo Quemado Reef: Arroyo Quemado Reef depth range from 5.4m to 10.7m. There are 7 permanent transects: Transect I --- Transect VII. Reference on Land is close to US101/Arroyo Quemada Ln.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-120.11905

Latitude (degree):

34.46774988

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: M. pyrifera standing crop, plant density, and loss rates with SE

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to the data table column: Site (Site)

Sampling Site:

Description:

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-119.7445915

Latitude (degree):

34.400275

Sampling Site:

Description:

MOHK: Mohawk Reef: Mohawk Reef depth ranges from 4.5m to 6.0 m. Reference on land is Mohawk Rd / Edgewater Way.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-119.72957

Latitude (degree):

34.3940708

Sampling Site:

Description:

AQUE: Arroyo Quemado Reef: Arroyo Quemado Reef depth range from 5.4m to 10.7m. There are 7 permanent transects: Transect I --- Transect VII. Reference on Land is close to US101/Arroyo Quemada Ln.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-120.11905

Latitude (degree):

34.46774988

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: M. pyrifera frond census, marked plants

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to the data table column: Site (Site)

Sampling Site:

Description:

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-119.7445915

Latitude (degree):

34.400275

Sampling Site:

Description:

MOHK: Mohawk Reef: Mohawk Reef depth ranges from 4.5m to 6.0 m. Reference on land is Mohawk Rd / Edgewater Way.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-119.72957

Latitude (degree):

34.3940708

Sampling Site:

Description:

AQUE: Arroyo Quemado Reef: Arroyo Quemado Reef depth range from 5.4m to 10.7m. There are 7 permanent transects: Transect I --- Transect VII. Reference on Land is close to US101/Arroyo Quemada Ln.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-120.11905

Latitude (degree):

34.46774988

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Santa Barbara Coastal Long Term Ecological Research Project

Personnel:

Individual:

Dr. Daniel Reed

Address:

Marine Science Institute,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States

Phone:

805 893 8363 (voice)

Email Address:

reed@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Role:

Principal Investigator

Individual:

Dr. John Melack

Address:

Bren School of Environmental Science and Management,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, California 93106-5131 United States

Phone:

805 893 3879 (voice)

Email Address:

melack@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Individual:

Dr. Sally Holbrook

Address:

Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, California 93106-9620 United States

Phone:

805 893 3777 (voice)

Email Address:

holbrook@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Individual:

Dr. David Siegel

Address:

Institute for Computational Earth System Science,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, California 93106-3060 United States

Phone:

805 893 4547 (voice)

Email Address:

davey@icess.ucsb.edu

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Abstract:

The primary research objective of the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER is to investigate the importance of land and ocean processes in structuring giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest ecosystems. As in many temperate regions, the shallow rocky reefs in the Santa Barbara Channel, California, are dominated by giant kelp forests. Because of their close proximity to shore, kelp forests are influenced by physical and biological processes occurring on land as well as in the open ocean. SBC LTER research focuses on measuring and modeling the patterns, transport, and processing of material constituents (e.g., nutrients, carbon, sediment, organisms, and pollutants) from terrestrial watersheds and the coastal ocean to these reefs. Specifically, we are examining the effects of these material inputs on the primary production of kelp, and the population dynamics, community structure, and trophic interactions of kelp forest ecosystems.

Funding:

NSF Awards OCE-9982105, OCE-0620276, OCE-1232779

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SBCLTER: Reef: Net primary production, growth and standing crop of Macrocystis pyrifera in Southern California

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Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: M.pyrifera NPP and growth with SE

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: M. pyrifera standing crop, plant density, and loss rates with SE

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: M. pyrifera frond census, marked plants

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